austraLasia #2442
(By way of comment: it has been a quiet week - simply no news
arrived since Tuesday, hence the hiatus in communication. If the
computer phrase 'garbage in-garbage out' has some truth to it, then
even more so 'nothing in-nothing out'! An appeal, please, to help
remedy this situation). Keeping an eye on the Altars
ROME: 21st June 2009 -- Some will recall when 21st June, St
Aloysius Gonzaga, was kept as a 'Salesian' celebration. Well, that
aside, it is good to keep a close eye on the ever-shifting story of 161
members of the Salesian Family at various stages along the journey to
the honours of the Altar.
While the list of 8 Saints has not changed, the
2002-8 period saw a dramatic increase in the number of Blesseds and a
similarly dramatic decrease in the number of Servants of God - two
sides of the same coin when it comes to martyrs, who skip the
'Venerable' stage. This was due, of course, to the Beatification
of the second group of Spanish Martyrs (63), and others were added from
their previous 'Venerable' stage: Augustus Czartoryski, Eusebia
Palomino, Alexandrina da Costa, Albert Marvelli, Bronislaus Markiewicz,
Ceferino Namancurá, Louis Guanella, Pius IX.
Several joined the list of Venerables in this
period: Bishop Olivares, Mamma Margaret, Sr Maria Troncatti. Both
she and Ven. Rudolph Komorek have a presumed miracle under study, which
would bring them to the next stage. However, there are nine Venerables
currently.
There were eight new causes who reached the Servant
of God stage between 2002-8: Charles della Torre, John Swierc and 8
companions, Bishop Ferrando, Stephen Sandor, Joseph Vandor, Constantine
Vendrami, Carlo Crespi Croci, Bishop Marengo. There are 28 all
told on the 'Servants' list, and most recently added has been Andrej
Majcen.
It is worth noting that the Servants of God now have
5 of their number whose ministry was carried out in the EAO or SA
regions. They are all European missionaries who worked in these
regions. Currently there is no Cause involving someone born and
bred in those regions.
One other item of note in the work of the Salesian
Postulator is that he has been entrusted with the Cause of Pope John
Paul I. On 30th May this year the investigation into a miracle
attributed to his intercession was concluded.
We are often asked about the availability of
liturgical texts for the Saints and Blesseds. Obviously those for the
Saints are available and translated into various languages. The
case is much less so for the Blesseds. This process takes
forever, it seems! But readers will be interested to know that
the Proper Missal for the Salesian Family is about to be reprinted -
the earlier one is at least 10 years old. The Proper Calendar has also
been approved and there are minor differences, so take a look at how it
is now (note, if you had not already noted it, that Blessed Artemides
Zatti has shifted to 13 November from his earlier 'debut' on 15th March!
And one final note: there are 3 new names on the
verge of introduction as a Cause: Fr Tito Zeman from Slovakia, Sr Anna
Maria Lozano HHSSCC (Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary) from Colombia,
and Bishop Stephen Czmil from the Ukraine.
Should we add one final, final note? Two new
Salesians have been added as Consultors to the Congregation for Causes
of Saints: Fr Motto from the Pisana and Fr Musoni, from the UPS.
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Title: australasia 2442
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Date (year): 2009
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